Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-12-19
CRISP AND CASUAL.
THE LATEST EVENTS OF INTEREST IN WEST
VIRGINIA.
An Unusually Bright Array of News Items Occur
ring in the Interior Ooun-
ties.

A big illicit whisky still was recently
raided and broken up in Lincoln county.
Measles are epidemic in the vicinity oil
White, Tucker county. There are not ICES
than one hundred cases.
There is a good deal Of rivalry down the
river over which route the contemplated
branch of the Ohio River road to Harrison
county shall take.
Bears are reported to be quite numerous
in Boone county, and the farmers are los
ing heavily by reason of their finest stock
being killed by the beasts.
The highest point on the proposed ef-
tension of the Davis road Is Thomas, 2,Soo
feet above the sea. The next highest IL
Kings Summit, 2,450 feet, and the lowest
Sand Row, 1,540 feet.
Mr., Edw. Grove, of Glengsry, Berke-
lev. while rabbit hunting Monday, freed
a rabbit and in cutting the tree down 1t
split, one end striking him on the breast,
iniuripg him very seriously.
Gene Kelly, of Ravenswood, is the pos
SCISSOR of the oldest piece OF paper money
in that section. 1t is s. bill on the Bank
of Georgetown, chartered BY Congress In
1911. and beaIs date of Dec. 90, 1915.
FL. McElwee, the innocent and I'M
fortunate victim of the recent stabblng
affray which took place at Huntersville, is
rapidly recovering from the injuries he re.
ceiyed, though it will be some time before
he will regains the use Of his arm.
Elopements are so numerous In Tucker
and Randolph counties that the old folks
won't 90 to he'd at night until they put a
halter on their daughter and attach the
rope to their own wrists. The girls ont
there have little determination OF their
own.
On Thursday Of last week the wages OF
the repair hands on the r. n o. were re-
duced from 81 05 to 93 cents day. This
is requiring men who can't help them
selves to work at pretty low figures. In
addition to this reduction, the men, we
understand, will not be allowed TO make
more than twenty-one days in q month.
Some of the State papers nre publishing
this item: 1.-The veritable star of Bethle-
hem that shown at Christ's birth can now
be seen after n III. in the southeast. 1t
looks one-eighth the size of the moon. It's
period is 3l5 years" This Star Of Beth
iehem" is none other than Venus. Zone
eight the size of the moon augurs a
glance through beer glass.
Quite sad and serious accident happen
ed TO the small child of Neil Smith, who
lives within about two miles
of Hebron, Peasants county. Mr..
Smith not being at home, his wife left
the child crawling on the floor willie she
went out to get some WOOD, and while SHE
was out the child, in trying to climb mp
by chair, fell with its head in the fire.
The back Of its head was quite seriously
burned before it was rescued.
In April next the Grand Lodge Of the
Knights of Honor, Of West Virginia, vii!
assemble in official session ut MOrgantowD,
and the local lodge there is already making
preparations for the event. After the bus
ness OF the Order is transacted, there will
be grand banquet given, and 1t is hoped
and believed that the brethren will receive
as handsome entertainment in the Modern
Athens as they have ever received else
where in the State
On Thursday of last last week, Mr.. Geo.
Billmyer, Of Hanging Rock, Hampshire
county, while walking along the pike with
Mr.. John Whiteacre, was accidentally shot
in the heel, with probably fatal results,
by the guard coming of a gun Mr.. White
acre was carrying, causing the weapon 20
fall on the ground, striking muzZ!c frat
inst behind Mr.. Billmyer. The gun was
loaded with shot, and the whole charge
took effect in Mr.. Biimyer's heel. At last
accounts lie was suffering intensely, and
grave fears of lockiaw setting in ere enter
tanned by his physicians.
!. w. GARAGE, who lives near Morgan
town, had a rather strange experience in
digging well, recently. He went down
about thirty feet, and, as some water was
dripping in he thought he would 90 no
further, but wal! it mp and trust to lucl;
for freer low in the future. While fin
ishing the wall, however, one day last
week, tho bottom apparently dropped
OUT Mr.. G. was working on the wall at
the time. Strange az it may seem, the
wall remained intact, but the ground al
the bottom of the well seemed to give way,
ard stream of clear, cold water, six
inches deep, at once filled the bottom.
Tuesday morning last Jasper n. Arnett,
of Mineral county, was the victim OF
shocking accident. He had been using
his rifle the evening previous to kill beef,
and when through with il placed the
mouth of his powder flask in the mu2zle OF
the gun for convenience in carrying it. II
seems that the flask was not closed, and
the greater part of the powder ran into the
rifle barrel. Unconscious Of this fact, Mr..
Arnett took his gun out 20 clean 1t, and
preparatory thereto placed cap on the
tube and snapped it 10 cleanse the barrel
of dust. There was terrible explosion,
bursting the gun barrel and decorating Mr..
Arnetts left hand so badly that it wa~
feared amputatiOn would he necessary.
A few days ago Johnnie Schelling, a
nephew of John Dietrich, Of Union Dis
trict, MOnongalia county, aged about IL
years, met with very painful and dan
gerous accident by which he lost All eye
and narrowly escaped being killed. The
little boy was experimenting with powder,
and to test its explosive powers he loaded
shot gun shell, drove il into an anger
hole in bar post, tamping one end Of the
hole solidly with clay. To make it ex-
plode lie first tried striking the protruding
end of the shell, but il wouldn't go. He
then punched miniature hole through
the cartridge shell and touched n match 10
it. This of course made terrific explo-
sion, SCATTERING the post and driving the
shell entirely through Johnnie's eye.
The great SacherOn a. Con-
stantin Watches arc 20 be had
only nj I. G. DILLON a. CO.'S.